The role of N-type Ca2+ channels in regulating excitability of guinea-pig sympathetic neurones

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 109-114

  Ireland, David R ^a   Davies, Philip J ^a   McLachlan, Elspeth M ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conotoxin GVIA; BK channels; Ca2+ activated K+ channel; Paravertebral ganglion; SK channels

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; CONOTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; GUINEA PIG; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; APAMIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; COBALT; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

EID: 0031768997     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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